UFC on FOX 5 weigh-in photos: An MMAjunkie.com image gallery

SEATTLE – MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was on scene for today’s official “UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz” weigh-ins, where all 22 competitors are set for their bouts

Today’s ceremony took place at KeyArena in Seattle, the same venue that hosts Saturday’s fight card.

UFC on FOX 5 features a lightweight title bout between champion Benson Henderson and top contender Nate Diaz.

Henderson, also a former champion in the WEC, is defending his UFC belt for the second time. He beat Frankie Edgar in a close decision at UFC 144 in February, then beat him again by decision in their rematch at UFC 150 this past August. Diaz comes into the bout on a three-fight win streak since returning to the lightweight division after a stint at welterweight.

Henderson was on the mark at 154.6 pounds. But Diaz came in at 155.6 and needed two additional tries to make the 155-pound maximum for the title fight. Additionally, Henry Martinez missed weight for his lightweight fight and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Daron Cruickshank, and Raphael Assuncao needed two tries to hit the bantamweight limit for his fight against Mike Easton

On the main card, B.J. Penn and Rory MacDonald were separated early by UFC President Dana White after their terse back-and-forth at Thursday’s pre-event news conference. Face-offs between welterweights Matt Brown and Mike Swick and light heavyweights Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Alexander Gustafsson were more civil.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

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